protective clothing
Gear preventing injury
Protective clothing is garments designed to shield the wearer from hazards—physical, chemical, biological, or environmental.
The term covers everything from laboratory coats and welding aprons to hazmat suits and bulletproof vests.
In workplace safety contexts, it's often grouped with other gear as PPE (personal protective equipment): Workers must wear protective clothing when handling chemicals.
- safety gearEquipment preventing injury
- face shieldTransparent protective facial covering
- hard hatProtective headgear for worksites
- high visibility vestReflective garment for conspicuousness
- raincoatWaterproof outer garment
safety goggles · welding mask · gas mask · football helmet · hazmat suit · bee suit · shin guards · elbow pads · body armor · tactical gloves · ghillie suit · chainmail · life jacket · knee pads · balaclava · wetsuit · ballistic vest · surgical gown
- nuclear safetyradiation shielding, dosimeters, dosimetry, decontamination, protective gear
- technical textilesperformance fabrics, geotextiles
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- safety equipmentlife jacket, safety glasses, lifeboat, smoke alarms, smoke alarm
- workplace safetyworkplace safety, PPE, safety standards, worker safety, goggles
- Nonwovenscarded, Tyvek, wipes, baby wipes, wet wipes
protective clothingevening wear
Dressy clothes for galas
cocktail attire · formalwear · costume · lingerie · haute couture
protective clothingnudity
Absence of clothing
nakedness · undress · bikini · thong · birthday suit